November

Thursday 11/1

 * ===All classes are at different spots reading and presenting in The Giver. Students should at least be caught up to chapter 16 and be filling in their story organizer with the main characters, major events, and any vocab. words they do not know in the reading.===

Friday 11/2 -

 * ===period 1 - group 1 presented chapter 17 and the class worked on reading and completing work for chp. 18. Group 2 wil present 18 on Monday.===
 * ===period 2 - each student logged into moodle and posted replies to the questions group 1 posted on chp. 17 yesterday. Group 1 lead discussion on chp. 17 and students spent the rest of the period reading and working on chp. 18. Group 2 will present 18 on Monday.===
 * ===period 5 - played a word sort activity with the vocabulary words from the first part of the book. Remainder of period was spent reading and completing work for chp. 18. Group 2 will present chp. 18 on Monday (group 1 presented yesterday).===
 * ===period 6 - word sort activity with vocab. words, then work on chp. 18 for Monday.===
 * ===period 8 - word sort activity with vocab. words then work on chp. 18 for Monday.===

2. Class begins discussion on ending of book - will continue on Monday
===Remember - Autobiography handout due Monday AND no school for students tomorrow - parent conferences:) **This autobiography assignment will lead us into our next unit on writing. The unit is tied to the [|Scholastic Writing Contest]**===

**Tuesday 11/13**
===**1. Share with partners "autobiography" sheet; use these experiences to answer the essential question in large group format: How do our individual and collective memories shape who we are today and influence our futures?**===

**Tuesday 11/27**
===**1. Students were supposed to have uploaded their first typed draft to moodle by today. I did read some over the break and gave comments in moodle for improvement. Final drafts are due this Friday due to meeting the deadline of the Scholastic Writing Contest. We have had many students in previous years win awards in this contest, so I am hopeful for this year's entries!!**===

Wednesday 11/28
===1. Students will be given information about "great stories" and introduced to "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" in their literature books as a well-known literary masterpiece. Students can read parts of the story to get ideas on descriptive writing, figurative language and other literary elements that were used in creating this story. Once students finish their own essays, they should read the full story in their Lit. book and go to moodle to complete the literary analysis. This work will be due Wednesday 12/5.===